Duterte to declare disputed area a no-fishing zone for all

Duterte to declare disputed area a no-fishing zone for all

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to declare a lagoon in China-controlled waters to be a marine sanctuary where Filipinos and Chinese will be prohibited from fishing, officials said Monday. China seized the Scarborough Shoal in 2012 after a tense standoff with the Philippines. Duterte’s plan is delicate because it may imply Philippine territorial control there. Chinese coast guard ships have closely guarded the shoal since then, and both governments have suspected the other of pl…See all stories on this topic